{"id":10324,"date":"2020-08-04T15:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T15:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/?p=10324"},"modified":"2021-07-16T22:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T22:54:58","slug":"ecuador-on-alert-due-to-chinese-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/ecuador-on-alert-due-to-chinese-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador on alert due to Chinese fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-fleet.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;400px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;200px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; title_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; title_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#c29321&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay up to date with our most recent news and updates<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_search show_button=&#8221;off&#8221; placeholder=&#8221;Search our blog&#8230;&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243; max_width=&#8221;400px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#c29321&#8243;][\/et_pb_search][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; inner_max_width=&#8221;1450px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||10px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Ecuador on alert due to Chinese fishing fleet<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; min_height=&#8221;240px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-fleet2.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;chinese fleet galapagos&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Chinese-fleet2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the last weeks, the Galapagos Islands are being in the spotlight of worldwide media due to unusual breaking news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A flotilla of 260 mostly Chinese fishing vessels is near the Galapagos archipelago. During the last couple of weeks, these vessels are stirring diplomatic tension and raising worries about the threat of vulnerable species in waters around this <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1\/\"><strong>UNESCO world heritage site.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The international fleet is actually in international waters, outside a maritime border nearby the Galapagos Islands. That means the international fleet is one of the biggest seen in years off South America\u2019s Pacific coast.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fleet is \u201cvery close\u201d to the edge of the exclusive economic zone around the Galapagos Archipelago, which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from the archipelago, mentioned the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/normanwray?lang=en\"><strong>Galapagos governor, Mr. Norman Wray<\/strong><\/a>. He announced that, because of overfishing in the past years, \u201cwhat we\u2019re seeing is that each time fewer species return to the Galapagos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; min_height=&#8221;275px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The vast fleet has drawn the attention of the United States of America, whose relationship with China is very tense in many aspects. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHNSC\"><strong>The U.S. National Security Council<\/strong><\/a> tweeted that the U.S. stands with Ecuador \u201cAgainst any aggression directed toward their economic and environmental sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As China continues with the speech of a \u201cresponsible fishing nation\u201d with a \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy toward illegal fishing, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.chineseembassy.org\/chn\/\"><strong>Chinese Embassy in Quito<\/strong><\/a> mentioned in a July 23 statement that China respects Ecuador\u2019s measures to protect the environment and preserve marine resources.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Chinese-fleet3.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;chinese fleet galapagos&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Chinese-fleet3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; min_height=&#8221;150px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regardless of the Chinese statement, Ecuador has stated worry through diplomatic straits and the Ecuadorian Navy is on alert for any infiltration into its waters. Back in 2017, 20 crew members of a Chinese ship were jailed after Ecuador detained the vessel in the Marine Reserve of the Galapagos while another Chinese fleet caught the attention of the Ecuadorian public three years ago when a Chinese reefer was caught within the Galapagos Marine Reserve with about 6,000 frozen sharks including examples of the endangered hammerhead shark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the last days, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1287147353951162368\"><strong>Mr. Lenin Moreno twitted:<\/strong><\/a> &#8220;We will work in a regional position to defend and protect the Exclusive Economic Zone around the Gal\u00e1pagos Marine Reserve, one of the richest fishing areas and a hotbed of life for the entire planet\u2026&#8221;. As Ecuador\u2019s foreign minister, Luis Gallegos, mentioned that the country is coordinating the cooperation with Colombia, Panama, Peru, and Chile on protecting the eastern tropical Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cruisetogalapagos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/flota-de-pesca-en-galapagos.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;chineese-fleet-galapagos-islands&#8221; title_text=&#8221;flota-de-pesca-en-gal\u00e1pagos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; min_height=&#8221;134px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; 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